Rockies reliever John Axford has hit the skids as of late, allowing runs in five consecutive appearances with four blown saves. He’s forked over eight runs on eight hits and eight walks with four strikeouts. As Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post details, manager Walt Weiss has removed Axford from the closer’s role.

Weiss didn’t name a successor, but mentioned that Rafael Betancourt, Tommy Kahnle, and Justin Miller as candidates to handle save situations.

“We have a few different options down there, so it will probably come down match-ups and who is available,” Weiss said. “So there will be a few different guys throwing at the end.”

Overall this season, the 32-year-old Axford has a 4.45 ERA with a 29/19 K/BB ratio in 30 1/3 innings. He wasn’t expected to handle closing duties at the start of the season, but Betancourt struggled and Adam Ottavino underwent Tommy John surgery.